Rabbi Rami Pavolotzky B’nei Israel Congregation, Costa Rica No one is indispensable This week’s parashah, Vayera, tells us the well-known story of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. The only survivors are Lot, Abraham’s nephew, his wife and his daughters. Lot’s wife reaches the end of her days when she looks back as they escape …
Rabbi Rami Pavolotzky B’nei Israel Congregation, Costa Rica On the Path to God is Man It is said that Rabbi Jonathan was once forced to spend a Yom Kippur away from home. Without saying who he was, he arrived on the evening of Kol Nidre at a small village synagogue, and looked around for a …
Los Rabinos de la UJCL escriben sobre la parashá de la semana Rabino Rami Pavolotzky Congregación B´nei Israel San José, Costa Rica En el camino hacia D”s está el hombre Se cuenta que Rabí Ionatán se vio forzado a pasar un Iom Kipur fuera de su casa. Sin revelar su identidad, llegó la noche de …
Los Rabinos de la UJCL escriben sobre la parashá de la semana Rabino Rami Pavolotzky Congregación B´nei Israel San José, Costa Rica Aprendiendo a escuchar La parashá de esta semana trae un texto bastante curioso con respecto a la profecía. Dice así: Cuando se levantare en medio de ti profeta, o soñador de …
Rabbi Rami Pavolotzky B’nei Israel Congregation, Costa Rica Learning to Listen This week’s parashah includes a rather odd text regarding prophecy. It is written: If there arise in the midst of thee a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams–and he give thee a sign or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder come to …
Los Rabinos de la UJCL escriben sobre la parashá de la semana Rabino Rami Pavolotzky Congregación B´nei Israel San José, Costa Rica El ejemplo de un líder En la parashá de esta semana D”s le recuerda a Moshé su gran error en el episodio de la roca (ver Bemidvar 20:1-13), y le ordena subir a …
Rabbi Rami Pavolotzky B’nei Israel Congregation, Costa Rica The Leader sets the Example In this week’s parashah, God reminds Moses of his great mistake in the rock episode (see Bemidvar 20:1-13) and orders him to climb the Abarim mountain, to discern from there the land of Israel. After seeing it, Moses was going to die. …
Los Rabinos de la UJCL escriben sobre la parashá de la semana Rabino Rami Pavolotzky Congregación B’nei Israel, Costa Rica Ser diferentes es una bendición En la parasha de esta semana aparece bircat cohanim, la bendición sacerdotal, con la cual los sacerdotes, o cohanim, debían bendecir al pueblo. El texto de esta famosa bendición dice …
Rabbi Rami Pavolotzky B’nei Israel Congregation, Costa Rica Difference is a Blessing The birkat cohanim or priestly blessing, with which the priests, or cohanim, had to bless the people appears on this week’s parashah. This famous blessing goes like this: «May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord let His face shine …
Rabbi Rami Pavolotzky B’nei Israel Congregation, Costa Rica The Purification Ritual and Monoteism Last week we read, in Parashat Tazria, about tzara’at, a word used to describe several skin diseases. It is usually translated as “leprosy”, although it is known that identifying leprosy with the illnesses that the Torah calls tzara’at is incorrect. This week’s …
